Chapter 73 Weird (Additional Chapter for the Leader Who Gave a Reward to "Miracle Hughes")

Chapter 73 Weird (Additional chapter for the leader who gave a reward to "Miracle_Hughes")

"Kill!"

A Dornish warrior who rushed to the front row just slid into the deep and wide trench, and saw the River Bend behind the wooden fence throwing a wooden barrel at him-

Barrel?

The Dornish warrior was stunned for a moment, then slightly turned sideways and nimbly dodged the barrel.

But the barrel was not strong, and it was smashed to pieces on the ground, and the liquid inside splashed all over him.

He panicked for a moment and thought it was some kind of poison, but after waiting for a while, he did not find any physical discomfort.

On the contrary, he smelled a strong aroma of wine.

At the same time, he also noticed that not only him, but others were also treated the same way-barrel attack.

But what kind of lethality can this have?

The weird scene made the Dornish people a little stunned.

Of course, they quickly woke up, avoiding the barrels that hit them, while attacking the simple fortifications in front of them.

The trench was only slightly deeper than the height of a normal person, and the slope was not steep. Since it was repaired urgently, protruding rocks could be seen everywhere on the slope, making it not difficult to climb.

Just pay attention to avoid the wooden barrels - it's actually not a big deal if you get hit.

Soon, some Dornish warriors climbed out of the trench.

But at this time, they encountered strong resistance.

Behind the wooden fence, there stood a row of soldiers holding spears. Among them were rivermen and dark-skinned wildlings, but at the unified command, they all stabbed out their spears.

For a moment, it was as if a steel forest was rushing in.

The Dornish warriors who reacted quickly rolled to avoid or raised their shields to block, but there were also those who reacted slowly or did not believe in evil and wanted to fight hard with their swords, and basically had several blood holes on their bodies.

The Dornishmen were not scared off by the dense gun array. They were not wildlings, and their combat literacy was much higher. While dodging the spears, they took advantage of the gap when the enemy put away their guns to rush up and climb the wooden fence.

After several rounds of spears, the Dornishmen who were familiar with the tactics of the Rivermen were rarely stabbed. Instead, several Dornishmen crossed the wooden fence and entered the spear array of the Rivermen.

Of course, the scattered Dornishmen could not cause any damage to the formation of the Rivermen.

However, the Dornishmen did not give up.

They continued to attack, and as more and more Dornishmen climbed over the wooden fence, the formation of the Rivermen had already shown signs of instability.

But at this moment, the Rivermen actually took the initiative to retreat, and decisively gave up the first line of defense.

A Dornish knight in a dark yellow cloak climbed over the fence and chopped down a Rivermen soldier, but looking at the orderly retreat of the Rivermen, he finally did not risk chasing after them.

Behind him, more and more Dornish warriors crossed the wooden fence and completely occupied this line of defense.

"Sir, should we chase them?"

The knight looked at the two similar fences in front of him and the half-built castle in the innermost part, shook his head and said:

"Rest here, you go and tell Lord Ulric about the situation here."

"Yes."

Ulric, who was in the back, was also a little confused when he heard the report from the front line.

This was probably the strangest battle he had ever fought in his career.

It was weird from the beginning.

He didn't know whether the opposite Sir Caesar didn't understand military affairs and messed around, or whether the enemy had some conspiracy.

Ulric felt that the latter possibility was the greatest.

After all, Sir Caesar was able to gain a foothold in a place like the Red Mountains and make tens of thousands of wild men surrender. He didn't look like a fool at all.

"Where are the barrels they threw? Find one and show it to me." Ulric decided to be cautious.

"Yes."

Soon, the soldier ran back with a barrel.

This was abandoned by the River Bend people behind the first line of defense, and they didn't have time to throw it out, so it was intact.

Ulric observed it carefully and found that it was just an ordinary oak barrel, but the iron hoops around the barrel were deliberately damaged, so the whole barrel would fall apart with a casual bump.

He carefully opened the cork of the barrel again, and then smelled the rich aroma of wine.

It was brandy.

Ulric was of course impressed by this wine, and he originally planned to cooperate with Sir Caesar to sell this wine.

But why did the other party throw all the wine out?

This thing can't kill people.

Due to technical reasons, the nobles of Westeros knew little about high-concentration liquor, and they didn't know that after the degree was high, the wine could also be ignited.

Therefore, Ulric couldn't connect wine with fire.

Could it be poisonous?

This was the only possibility Ulric could think of.

He was startled, put down the barrel quickly, and said to the soldiers:

"Tell the soldiers not to touch the wine, close their mouths and noses, and don't let the wine enter their bodies."

"Yes."

Afterwards, Urik asked the vanguard to rest at the first line of defense, and replaced the second batch of 300 soldiers to attack the second line of defense of the Rivermen.

The offensive and defensive battle of the second line of defense was mediocre, almost a replica of the offensive and defensive battle of the first line of defense.

The inexplicable barrels and the trenches dug in a hurry. The only threat was the wooden fence and the gun array behind. However, because the defense line was too long and there were not enough Rivermen, it was easy for the Dornish to find a gap and climb over.

However, this time was the same. More and more Dornishmen climbed over the fence, and the Rivermen took the initiative to retreat when they saw that the situation was not right.

The Dornishmen did not rush to pursue, but occupied the second line of defense in an orderly manner, and then continued to attack the third line.

It was still the same script.

However, with the previous experience, the Dornishmen occupied the third line of defense without even suffering many casualties this time.

At this time, there was only the last line of defense in front of them-

the unfinished castle.

At this time, even the most cautious Dornish warriors could not help but feel proud.

"Haha, when did the River Bend people become so timid? They don't even dare to fight head-on?"

"Yes. But the team is quite neat."

"Especially neat when retreating! Hahaha..."

The battlefield was filled with a happy atmosphere, and the Dornish warriors talked and laughed in a relaxed manner, as if they were on a picnic.

Urik still frowned, and he personally came to the last line of defense and looked at the unfinished castle.

Compared to the three crudely made wooden fences before, the walls of this castle are more decent. The outer wall is very smooth, with almost no footholds, and it is difficult to climb without tools. Moreover, there are two layers inside and outside. Without large siege equipment, it is impossible to destroy it by force.

But unfortunately, this wall has not been completed yet. It is only a dozen feet high, so it is not difficult to attack it by force.

If the River Bay people inside are still as cowardly as before, Urik even thinks that he can have dinner in this unfinished castle.

So, he decided to test it first.

"Knight Aris, you take 300 people and capture this so-called castle for me!"

"Yes, sir!"